Youth Artist Competition

Congratulations to Shuya Zheng, winner of this years Youth Artist Competition!

Shuya will be performing Rachmaninoff's piano Concerto no. 1 in F-sharp minor with the DCO on March 3rd. Mark your calendars!

Congratulations to Shuya Zheng, the winner of the Dexter Community Orchestra Youth Artist Competition! Shuya is a senior from Northville, MI, and will be performing the first movement of Rachmaninoff's piano Concerto no. 1 in F-sharp minor. Shuya comes from a musical family, who were instrumental throughout his musical journey, which he began at age 5. 

Shuya is inspired by a variety of musicians including his former piano teacher, Mi-Eun Kim. If Shuya could collaborate with any musician, he would play alongside pianist Yuja Wang because her playing is so precise and quick and she's very charismatic on the stage. One piece of musical advice that helps guide Shuya's playing is that "piano is like acting -- it doesn't matter how well you play, if you don't express in your playing, the audience won't understand the music." 

Outside of music, Shuya enjoys baking, taking care of his succulent garden, and singing with the Northville High School Choir. In the future, Shuya hopes to accomplish his main goal in life: work hard now so that I can eat good food later.  We look forward to welcoming Shuya to DCO for our upcoming concert, and having our community join us on March 3rd!